Steph Hill @sahill.bsky.social · 25/09/2026These people turned down every opportunity for adjustments and compensation and then went to the media to whine about not being able to burn wood for heat in downtown Toronto?! 000
Reposted by Steph HillDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 11/09/2026Here's what I think about when I think back on 9/11. The attack happened on the watch of a Republican president who had been warned, repeatedly & explicitly, that an attack was coming. He dismissed those warnings. 14661170
Steph Hill @sahill.bsky.social · 07/09/2026This is not a good post-work relaxation strategy. #Silksong 001
Steph Hill @sahill.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Our panel on fandom and comparative viewing practices is underway in room 2.06! #MeCCSA @deptmedialeic.bsky.social 131
Steph Hill @sahill.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Prof. Anamik Saha giving a keynote on how diversity became hegemonic and how that hegemony so easily began to collapse. Covers the push for more representation and hiring in the 2010s. Really appreciate seeing this period put into context as hegemony. #MeCCSA2026 @deptmedialeic.bsky.social 054
Steph Hill @sahill.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Excited to welcome folks to Leicester for #MeCCSA2026 tomorrow. I'm chairing a panel on fandom and comparative viewing practices at 1. See you there! 021
Reposted by Steph HillLeicester Media & Communication @deptmedialeic.bsky.social · 28/08/2026This year marks 60 years of Media & Communication at Leicester @uniofleicester.bsky.social As part of this celebration, we are honoured to host the #MeCCSA2026 Conference from 2-4 September 2026. Keynote speakers include Dr Andrea Medrado, Prof Anamik Saha, & Prof Helen Wood. meccsa2026.le.ac.uk 056
Reposted by Steph HillSammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Insane new research. Scientists gave asthma patients free electric stoves to replace their gas stoves, then checked to see if symptoms improved. Not only did symptoms improve, ditching gas was *better than medicine.* Details in today's newsletter: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/electric-s...climatecoloredgoggles.comResearchers used electric stoves to treat asthma. It worked.The latest evidence that gas is bad for your health. 16175192809
Steph Hill @sahill.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Back in the saddle. The saddle in this case being gesturing in front of a slide deck at the ESR preconference. #ESR #CommSky #IAMCR 200
Steph Hill @sahill.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Really happy to be part of this edited book! Available now and holding an online launch this Thursday. bookstore.emerald.com/platforms-an...bookstore.emerald.comPlatforms and the PlanetDeveloping a critical understanding of environmental responsibility and accountability of digital platforms, Platforms and the Planet focuses on the environmental responsibility of the so-called Big Tech, their digital media platforms and their role in the sustainability transition as a discursive, material, and ethical question. 010
Reposted by Steph HillClaes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 30/03/2026New move in academic publishing: The @ec.europa.eu is launching Open Research Europe (ORE), an open access publishing platform for research funded by all EU programmes. @academic-chatter.bsky.social research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/news/all-res...research-and-innovation.ec.europa.euA new era for Open Research EuropeEuropean Commission to co-fund new phase of operation for open access publishing platform. 415755
Steph Hill @sahill.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Sort of surprised to find that the government is actually making progress on some things some of the time. 000
Reposted by Steph HillHanna E. Morris, Ph.D. @hannamorris.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Join us in Dublin on June 27 to reflect on past, current, and future trajectories of the field of climate change communication. We encourage practice-based abstracts from climate media-makers, activists, & community organizers in addition to traditional scholarly papers. iamcr.org/galway2026/e...iamcr.orgReimagining Climate Media Research | IAMCR 143
Reposted by Steph HillKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 12/02/2026If China's emissions had kept growing at previous levels emissions would like, what, maybe a full GIGATONNE higher....the area of avoided emissions here is like deleting the emissions of entire countries. This is happening at a scale that will very clearly have an effect in lessening disasters 15663248
Reposted by Steph HillHanna E. Morris, Ph.D. @hannamorris.bsky.social · 19/01/2026The Special Issue on Backlash, Borders, and Bunkers: Antidemocratic Politics and Climate Change Communication that I edited is now available. A huge thanks to @phaedra.bsky.social for the opportunity to edit this project and to all of the contributing authors! www.tandfonline.com/toc/renc20/2...tandfonline.com 187
Reposted by Steph HillGENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 30/01/2026#Live now! As misinformation & disinformation undermine global efforts to address the #TriplePlanetaryCrisis, join this event zooming in on challenges and solutions to prevent #disinformation in environmental policy making. ▶️ tiny.cc/GEN30Jan26 📺 youtube.com/watch?v=oHeghqjN2RA 174
Reposted by Steph HillCZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 24/12/2025I see there’s a post about microplastics going around with a photo of drinking straws, so here is my semi-regular reminder that the 3 biggest sources of microplastics are tires (45%), synthetic clothing particles (35%) and paint (~10%). Lay article attached:pbs.orgOne of the biggest microplastic pollution sources isn’t straws or grocery bags – it’s your tiresEvery few years, the tires on your car wear thin and need to be replaced. But where does that lost tire material go? The answer, unfortunately, is often waterways, where the tiny microplastic particle... 2424481139
Reposted by Steph HillCAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 22/12/2025💡 In 2025, CAAD & Roots launched the Fellowship for Countering Disinformation, bringing together community organisers on the frontlines of the climate crisis. Their research shines a light on how climate disinfo operates across the Global South & how communities are fighting back.buff.lyClimate Action Against Disinformation | Fellowship for Countering DisinformationIn 2025, CAAD partnered with Roots to launch a new six-month Fellowship for Countering Disinformation. The fellowship brought together eight community organisers from Argentina, South Africa,… 072
Reposted by Steph HillDr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 06/12/2025This passage shocked me to my core. The loss of biodiversity isn't a tragic accident or oversight, it was the plan! 17280100
Steph Hill @sahill.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Really liking this little video series on gardening for wildlife. Learning about UK host plants and growing hops for comma butterflies and deadnettle for bees on my little patio is a real joy in grim times. www.lesslawnmorelife.com/wildside/reb...lesslawnmorelife.comRebecca McMackinWatch renowned horticulturist Rebecca McMackin in her private garden. Learn about the growing rewilding movement, her approach to non-native plants, and why she has hope. 020
Reposted by Steph HillTimmons Roberts @timmonsroberts.bsky.social · 01/11/2025Note the whole brand-new book this is from is available FREE online at cssn.org/news-researc... 01712
Reposted by Steph HillKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 22/10/2025Massive new study out from a large number of news organisations - random text generator chatbots are not a reliable source of information. Includes demonstrations of how it specifically gets climate answers specifically very wrong -->> www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/... 6268122
Steph Hill @sahill.bsky.social · 05/10/2025Great to see/hear Melissa on @drilledmedia.bsky.social talking about the role of PR and discussing the greenwashing assessment framework! 132
Reposted by Steph HillLiterary Leicester 2025 @litleic.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Plot twist — we’re back! Mark your calendars for #litleics26, coming your way in March. As always, all events are FREE! 🥳 021
Reposted by Steph HillKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 02/09/2025It would be super cool to go back to 2014, find a rando and ask them whether a fall in EU coal use for power generation of 60% in 10 years feels possible or even likely ember-energy.org/data/electri... 415535
Steph Hill @sahill.bsky.social · 10/09/2025This thread communicates better than many a graduate seminar that I have attended. 030
Reposted by Steph HillGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 09/09/2025This is infuriating. What is the point of a Marine Protected Area if trawlers are allowed to keep ploughing it? Yet again, the government has succumbed to commercial lobbying. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comBottom trawling to continue in English protected waters, government rulesDefra says blanket ban on ‘destructive’ fishing practice disproportionate as MPs urge minister to reconsider 882394978
Reposted by Steph HillRebecca Altman, PhD @rebecca-altman.bsky.social · 07/09/2025Pennsylvania plastic producer held accountable for nurdle/preproduction plastic pollution into local river system. insideclimatenews.org/news/0409202... #plasticstreatyinsideclimatenews.orgPennsylvania Plastics Pollution Settlement Could Set a National Precedent for Control of Pellets - Inside Climate NewsThe case is the first citizen suit to successfully settle over “nurdles” in an inland waterway. State regulators weighed in to help. 113137
Steph Hill @sahill.bsky.social · 05/09/2025My aspirational/delusional maternity leave reading pile. #CommSky #AcademicSky 070
Reposted by Steph HillShawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 30/08/2025Pants across Toronto are wet this morning in fear of this spreading here. 46511
Reposted by Steph HillTimmons Roberts @timmonsroberts.bsky.social · 25/08/2025My lab's been attacked by an anti-wind group and their lawyers. They threatened the science funding of my whole university, to shut me and my undergraduate research assistants up. NYT just covered it. 1/n www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...nytimes.comLaw Firm Pressures Brown University to Erase Research on Anti-Wind Groups 2044212141
Reposted by Steph HillEarth Negotiations Bulletin @enb.iisd.org · 09/08/2025At #INC5_2, Chair Luis Vayas says: There is no more time to keep adding positions already stated... a real push to achieve our common goal is needed... We must deliver by 14 August 2025." #PlasticsTreaty @unep.org 042
Steph Hill @sahill.bsky.social · 07/08/2025As usual, the ENB indispensable for us following along from home. Having watched some of the webcasts, I propose that the phrase "worked tirelessly" be retired from the discussions. I bet a lot of those people are plenty tired. 020
Reposted by Steph HillGENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 06/08/2025In the margins of #PlasticsTreaty #INC-5.2, the GENis at "No Plastics in Nature: Turning the Tide Together" organized by WWF. The gathering will reflect on 5 years of progress against #PlasticPollution & look ahead to what’s needed from the treaty and beyond. 121
Steph Hill @sahill.bsky.social · 25/07/2025I'm spending the summer feeding newborn twins and I have never been more grateful for cosy museum content. youtu.be/bd6GRXPD0Fw?...youtu.beUnboxing Tarot Decks Through the Ages 🔮💀🌙 | Ancient Rare Historical & Modern Tarot CardsYouTube video by Victoria and Albert Museum 020
Reposted by Steph Hillkate conger @kateconger.com · 25/07/2025Between Musk & the Trump administration, Media Matters has been squeezed to the brink. In settlement discussions, lawyers for X demanded the organization hand over all its cash and shut down — all because MM reported ads appeared on X next to antisemitic content. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/u...nytimes.comUnder Siege From Trump and Musk, a Top Liberal Group Falls Into Crisis 3133871341
Reposted by Steph HillCE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 19/07/2025Left: Hugh Jackman in the male gaze Right: Hugh Jackman in the female gaze i mean like literally. one's a muscle mag for lads & the other is GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, for god's sake 361694370
Reposted by Steph HillGuy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 19/07/2025Not many politicians in the UK tell the truth about farming or are brave enough to criticise the cakeism of the main farming unions. But Lee Waters MS does in this refreshingly honest speech. Almost every word of it applies to England as much as Wales. amanwy.blogspot.com/2025/07/we-n...amanwy.blogspot.comWe need to re-set the debate on farmingSpeech in the Senedd on 16th July 2025 Let me start with the obvious: Farming is hard. I am proud to come from a family of farmers, and I un... 911532
Reposted by Steph HillRT @ryankturnbull.bsky.social · 14/07/2025On the one hand, yes I buy the argument that modern camping has really weird patriarchal/colonial origins and overtones but on the other hand, academics, if you don’t want to go camping, you can just say so. 091
Reposted by Steph HillIAMCR @iamcr.org · 04/06/20252025 Climate Communication Award Winners announced! 🏆 They are Elena Maydell, Massey University (New Zealand) and Inessa Love, University of Hawaii (USA) and Daniel Renz Roc, University of the Philippines Los Baños (the Philippines). Read more about them and their work: iamcr.org/awards/clima... 001
Reposted by Steph HillIAMCR @iamcr.org · 25/06/2025🌐✨ Meet the winners of IAMCR’s 2025 Decolonising the Digital Awards! From Indigenous language activism to feminist AI, these groundbreaking projects reimagine technology from the margins. 👉 Read more: iamcr.org/awards/decol... #IAMCR2025 #DecoloniseTheDigital #DigitalJustice 022
Reposted by Steph HillIAMCR @iamcr.org · 03/07/2025🎓🏆 Congrats to the winners of the 2025 Stuart Hall Award! Their work examines media witnessing, menstrual stigma (@xiaodongyan.bsky.social), and the politics of representation. Full story: iamcr.org/awards/hall2... #IAMCR2025 #StuartHallAward #MediaStudies 083
Reposted by Steph HillJustin Ling @justinling.ca · 15/06/2025I, too, recommend my podcast. www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...cbc.ca 57811
Reposted by Steph HillClimate Social Science Network @cssn.org · 13/06/2025Conservative opposition to climate change can be partially explained by a higher perceived threat to climate policy rather than to climate change itself. New research by Samantha K. Stanley, @zlevo.bsky.social, Kirsti M. Jylhä, and Iain Walker explains: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comConservative Opposition to Climate Policy May be Partially Threat‐Based: A Test and Critique of the Integrated Threat Model of Climate AttitudesOne explanation for the link between political conservatism and rejection of the science and solutions of climate change is based on perceived threats. Yet, until recently, this claim has not been st... 263
Reposted by Steph HillClimate Social Science Network @cssn.org · 10/06/2025Publication alert! Thrilled to support this work in empirical testing and analysis of a novel greenwashing assessment tool. Lots of time went into this from the Spinning Climate Change working group. See @sahill.bsky.social's full post for more details and how you can use the tool yourself. 022
Steph Hill @sahill.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Revised greenwashing assessment framework just published in ecology and society! I'm really proud of the work that the spinning climate change working group put into this one and wanted to share the paper and a couple of thoughts. ecologyandsociety.org/vol30/iss2/a... @cssn.org #CommSky #AcademicSkyecologyandsociety.orgEcology & Society: Testing the greenwashing assessment frameworkGreenwashing is of growing concern as the world struggles to respond to the triple planetary crises of pollution, climate change, and biodiversity loss. New terminology to label greenwashing has enter... 186
Reposted by Steph HillCommunication & Media at the University of Liverpool @commmedia.bsky.social · 05/06/2025🚨🚨Job Alert🚨🚨 Our dept has an opening for a 12-month full-time fixed term contact for a Lecturer in Media and Politics. The role will cover teaching in areas of global news media & war, research methods, & digital media. Deadline 30th June 👇 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNI734/l... (pls share) #commskyjobs.ac.ukLecturer in Media and Politics - Grade 7 at University of LiverpoolApply for the Lecturer in Media and Politics - Grade 7 role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now. 022